Death

Question 1

Purgatory

Answer 1

• Catholic belief prep for heaven
• Sin- redemption
• Many disagree but more sense than hell

Question 2

Hell as physical place

Answer 2

• Traditional view
• Revelation 21:8 “their will be a lake which burns with fire” Matthew: “utter darkness gnashing of teeth” could argue just idea – Oakham razor
• If people do bad reject god justice god punishes them as gods goodness questioned but struggle idea gods love
• Hick sufferings of damned hell can never lead to constructive end infinite suffering for finite sins so says universalism
• Despite his view not with interpretation purgatory right about loving god wouldn’t so more compatible god nature

Question 3

Hell as a symbol

Answer 3

• Symbol of guilt suffering as consequence of sin
• If this case, no need purgatory but this doesn’t to justice with texts sheapgoats depart from me into eternal fire prepared for devil and his angels
• Rich man Lazarus I am in agony these flames
• So is physical so therefore relies on purgatory more sense than condemning people to agony or external fire

Question 4

Hell makes more sence

Answer 4

• Hell has more biblical evidence not purgatory so could reject
• Not common outside catholics but Catholic Church reference to cleansing by fire Matthew 12:31 every type of sin and slander can be forgiven so need place to redeem before meeting god face to face
• Can be found in early writings Oregien place soul develop, Gregory Nysa purification so is in c tradition so claim it lacks support can be disputed

Answer 5

Makes more sense hell purposeless god loving cleansing